 In the worst inn's worst room, with mat half-hung, The floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow...  The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ... - Pàgina 371per John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Samuel Ireland - 1801 - 294 pàgines
...on this fpot, juftly claim recital. " On once a flock bed, but repair'd with Araw, " With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw ; " The George and Garter dangling from that bed, " Where tawdry yellow drove with dirty red, " Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, " That life of pleafure,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pàgines
...of plaster, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim ! 306 Gallant... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pàgines
...floors of plaister, and the walls of dung, On once a^/Zocfc-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies.f The use, the force, and the excellence of language, certainly consists in raising clear,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pàgines
...plaister, and the walls of dung, On once ajlock-bed, but repair5 d with straw, With tape-ty'd rurtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies.-}use, the force, and the excellence of language, certainly consists in raising dear,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 pàgines
...of plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with flraw, With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow flrove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how ch'ang'd from him, That life of pleafure,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 pàgines
...plaifter, and the walls of dung, 300 On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with ftraw, "With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to 'draw, The George and Garter dangling from that bed Where tawdry yellow flrove with dirty red, Great Villers lies — alas ! how chang'd from him, That life of pleafure, and... | |
 | John Bew - 1807 - 408 pàgines
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-ly'd curtains never meant to draw. The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies. Alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! Gallant and... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pàgines
...floors of plaster, and the walls of dung, On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, With tape-tied curtains, never meant to draw, The George and Garter...bed Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, Great Villiers lies — alas! how chang'd from him, That life of pleasure and that soul of whim ? Gallant... | |
 | John Fletcher, David Garrick - 1808 - 410 pàgines
...of plaster, and the walls of dung, " On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, " With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, " The George and Garter...Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, " Great Villiers lies — Alas! how chang'd from him, " That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! " Gallant... | |
 | Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 410 pàgines
...of plaster, and the walls of dung, " On once a flock-bed, but repair'd with straw, " With tape-ty'd curtains, never meant to draw, " The George and Garter...Where tawdry yellow strove with dirty red, " Great Villiers lies — Alas ! how chang'd from him, "•That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! "... | |
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